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Brendan Brazier

Triathlete, Ultramarathoner

Background

· Born: March 1, 1975

· Resides: North Vancouver, BC, Canada

· Citizenship: Canadian / Australian

· Height: 6’ 2”

· Weight: 168 lbs.

· Diet: Vegan

· Professional Ironman triathlete, turning pro in 1998

· Author of THRIVE: A Guide to Optimal Health and Performance Through Plant-Based Whole Foods, which became a Canadian bestseller within five months, and its follow-up, Thrive Diet

· Founder of VEGA, a plant-based, whole foods line of sports nutrition products

Career Highlights

· 2006 National 50km Ultramarathon Championships – winner and new course record holder

· 2004 Elk Lake 50km Ultramarathon – Winner

· 2003 National 50 km Ultra Marathon – Winner

· 2003 Royal Victoria Marathon – 4^th

· 2003 Cultus Lake 30 km trail race – 2^nd

· 2002 North Shore half marathon - Winner

· 2002 Ironman Utah - 8^th

· 2002 NewBalance half Ironman - 2^nd

· 2002 Elbow Valley half Ironman - 2^nd

· 2002 Bigfoot half Ironman - Winner

· 2002 Seymour Forest half marathon - Winner

· 2001 Ironman Canada - 10th Pro

· 2001 Canadian National Long-Course Triathlon Championships - 3^rd

· 2000 "First Half" Half Marathon - 3^rd

· 2000 Vancouver Extreme Triathlon - 1^st

· 2000 "Bigfoot" 1/2 Ironman - 1st (set course record)

· 2000 Ironman Canada - 14th (4th Canadian, Qualified to race PRO at the Ironman World Championship)

· 1999 Canadian Long-Course Triathlon Championships - 5^th

· 1999 Wildflower Half Ironman Triathlon - 17^th

· 1999 Extreme Afternoon Triathlon - 1^st

· 1999 The Great White North Half Ironman - 5^th

· 1999 Ironman Canada - 20^th

· 1999 Seymour Forest Half Marathon - 1^st

· 1999 North Shore Half Marathon - 1^st

· 1999 Royal Victoria Marathon - 3rd (2:29:35)

· 1998 Powerman Hawaii - 6th (Qualified for Long Distance Duathlon World Championships)

· 1998 Wildflower Half Ironman Triathlon - 15th (Qualified to race PRO at the Ironman World Championships)

· 1998 Extreme Afternoon Triathlon - 1^st

· 1998 The Great White North Half Ironman - 4^th

· 1998 Whistler Summer Triathlon - 1^st

· 1998 "First Half" Half Marathon - 3^rd

· 1998 British Columbia 10km Championships - 3^rd

· 1998 Seymour Forest Half Marathon - 2^nd

· 1998 Royal Victoria Marathon - 2nd

· 1998 Haney to Harrison Road Relay - 1st (BC Provincial Championships)

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